Specialist, Payroll - Vantagen

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage. The Specialist, Payroll role involves providing direct support and consulting to payroll clients, ensuring accurate payroll information, and maintaining knowledge of payroll practices and laws. Responsibilities Provide direct support and consulting to our payroll clients Understand payroll in depth and maintain knowledge of payroll practices and laws Independently manage client relationships, escalating issues or challenges for prompt resolution Ensure client payroll information is accurate within their specific payroll system and resolve any discrepancies Review and/or process payrolls in a timely manner to meet client deadlines, including updating employee records, calculating/paying bonuses or severance, reviewing accuracy of federal and state income related tax calculations, and reconciling payroll deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments, etc Prepare reports of employee earnings, taxes, deductions, and employer’s contribution for social security and unemployment Establish strong and trusted client relationships by effectively consulting with clients on all payroll related matters Maintain confidence of employee data by keeping all information confidential Accurately convey detailed information in both written and verbal format Provide technical software support to clients Identify and accurately capture out of scope work Identify new opportunities to expand services to clients Be an additional resource to the implementation team when needed Interview clients to gain understanding of payroll needs Manage new client implementation projects, ensuring timely completion and client satisfaction Train clients on payroll processes as necessary Be a resource to new hires and/or less experienced staff as it relates to clients, software, payroll, and/or processes Provide honest feedback to new hires/less experienced staff in a timely manner Help build team capabilities and knowledge by sharing insights and lessons learned Research and maintain product knowledge on ADP software platforms Maintain current knowledge of local, state, and federal practices and laws Skills 1-3 years of relevant payroll experience; associate or bachelor's degree preferred. Experience in lieu of degree considered Experience with ADP software platforms desirable Working knowledge of Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Highly detail oriented and focused on accuracy Strong organization and time management skills Strong adaptability and multi-tasking skills Ability to effectively work in a deadline driven environment serving multiple clients Ability to provide exceptional client service Strong written and verbal communication skills; appropriately and professionally communicates with all levels Ability to learn new technology and processes quickly Ability to learn from experiences and integrate new knowledge and skills into daily work and share with colleagues as appropriate Company Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. It was founded in 1931, and is headquartered in Chicago, IL, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Baker Tilly US has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 19 in 2024, 23 in 2023, 25 in 2022, 19 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.